Re: Future of the lists

Hi

I just wanted to thank Scott for having managed the lists for so long. 
This is/was a precious source of information.

Thanks !!
Miguel

Às 17:09 de 19/05/21, [email protected] escreveu:
> Hi All,
> 
> I’m afraid we need to have a discussion about the future of the mailing 
> lists. There are a number of issues, but the most immediate is that the 
> list archiving software is basically not up to modern standards and is 
> no longer maintained. It will need to be decommissioned, and is unlikely 
> to be immediately replaced as there’s low usage for it.
> 
> There is a broader question about the list software itself. That /is/ 
> likely to be replaced, and the replacement would offer an archiving 
> facility, though there is no clear timescale, and at the moment it’s not 
> a high priority.
> 
> The existing archive can be easily converted to a static one, which 
> should be able to provide a better search facility than currently (e.g. 
> Google), so that should not be lost in any case.
> 
> So I think the options are as follows:
> 
> 1. Move the lists to another host. JISCmail may be a possibility.
> 2. Continue the lists and accept a gap in the archive, and hope that the 
> new hosting solution here will come sooner rather than later.
> 3. Wind up the lists after a quarter of a century, move all discussion 
> to other fora (e.g. scsynth.org <http://scsynth.org>), and finalise the 
> archive.
> 
> I have my own views on this, partly for personal reasons, but I would 
> like to hear from others before I say anything. I know people have 
> strong feelings about lists vs. web fora, etc., and any choice will 
> definitely have plusses and minuses.
> 
> Whatever happens, it’s been something of an honour looking after 
> sc-users and sc-dev for the last 13 years since we migrated them in 
> 2008. I’ve been really proud and happy that Birmingham has been able to 
> support so much amazing activity, and such a great community!
> 
> Let me know what you think,
> 
> Scott - list admin
> 
> 


-- 
Miguel Negrão
http://www.friendlyvirus.org/miguelnegrao

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